Laboratory investigations | Cost per unit (USD) | ARTES (n = 30) | QLD (n = 28) | QNLD3 (n = 30) | QNLD2 (n = 30) | ||||
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Quantity | Cost in USD | Quantity | Cost in USD | Quantity | Cost in USD | Quantity | Cost in USD | ||
Thick blood films | 2.16 | 140 | 302.40 | 158 | 341.28 | 232 | 501.12 | 220 | 475.2 |
Packed cell volume | 2.57 | 38 | 97.66 | 25 | 64.25 | 27 | 69.39 | 28 | 71.96 |
Full blood count | 6.64 | 17 | 112.88 | 13 | 86.32 | 12 | 79.68 | 10 | 66.40 |
Blood group and rhesus typing | 3.90 | 15 | 58.50 | 12 | 46.80 | 10 | 39.00 | 8 | 31.20 |
CSF analysis | 18.28 | 3 | 54.84 | 4 | 73.12 | 6 | 109.68 | 4 | 73.12 |
Chest x-ray | 8.97 | 1 | 8.97 | 1 | 8.97 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.97 |
Total cost per group | 635.25 | 620.74 | 798.87 | 726.85 | |||||
Median cost per patient (IQR) | 18.86 (15.70–26.34) | 18.53 (14.33–26.01) | 23.93 (17.45–32.57) | 23.93 (15.29–28.50) |